Context Radical nephrectomy (RN) is the gold standard treatment for large and locally
advanced renal tumors. Although robot-assisted radical nephrectomy (RRN) is being …

Context With the addition of active surveillance and thermal ablation (TA) to the urologist's
established repertoire of partial (PN) and radical nephrectomy (RN) as first-line …

Background Personalized treatment for clinical T1 renal cortical masses (RCMs) should take
into account competing risks related to tumor and patient characteristics. Objective To …

Context The epidemiological signature of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) during the past
decades is explained by overdetection and overtreatment of indolent cancers; furthermore, a …

The acute scrotum is a challenging condition for the treating emergency physician requiring
consideration of a number of possible diagnoses including testicular torsion. Prompt …

Overdiagnosis and overtreatment refer to the detection and treatment of conditions that
would not ultimately affect an individual's health. With increasing detection of small renal …

Background Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is increasingly adopted for the
treatment of localized renal tumors; however, rates and predictors of significant renal …

Active surveillance (AS) is a safe and reasonable management strategy for many patients
with small renal masses (SRM) suspicious for a clinical T1a renal cell carcinoma based on …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient, tumor and technical factors
associated with procedural complications and nondiagnostic findings following …

Objective To evaluate contemporary trends in the management of small renal masses and
how patient age has impacted practice patterns. Methods Using the NCDB Participant User …